The Exalted: An Overview of all Reputations

Following last weekend guide to all titles, this guide provides an overview of all the factions in the game to help you work towards your Exalted and Beloved titles! Friendships (Tillers and Nat Pagle) do not count as reputations, and you must hit Exalted with all the factions on the same character, so this can be a bit of a challenge if you love alts.

We've broken it down the same way it's categorized on your character's reputation tab and provided summaries of each faction, their perks, and related achievements. We've also summarized some buffs that can provide reputation boosts.

Click the cut to read our reputation overview!

Reputation Achievements

For personal achievements, there are a series of reputation-related ones:

Guild (1)

In Cataclysm, guild reputation was introduced which was meant to promote stability and community among guildmates. Reputation with one's guild was gained by completing quests and participating in guild-run instances, raids, RBGs, and arena. To speed up reputation gains among alts and new recruits, two new tabards were introduced that gave bonus gains to guild reputation: Insegna di Gilda Illustre and Insegna di Gilda Rinomata.

Mists of Pandaria (14)

The August Celestials defend Pandaria's temples from the Sha. Each day, they'll send you to one of four temples to complete a short series of daily quests.

The most notable daily hub is the Cradle of Chi-Ji, the birthplace of the Red Crane, the Southern Celestial. It is currently where young Pandaren initiates train under Thelonius. What starts off as a playful battle with initiate Ellia Manto Corvino turns into something much darker, as she is unhealthily obsessed with winning and fights out of despair. Completing this specific questline rewards Campione di Chi-Ji.

Wrathion is back in Mists of Pandaria with a new legendary questline for all classes and specs. Players need to reach Exalted with him to complete the La corona del paradiso step of the questline and obtain a legendary meta-gem.

Many daily quests have been removed in 5.4. Instead, reputation is primarily earned from killing mobs in Vallata dell'Eterna Primavera and doing a handful of daily quests at the Setting Sun Garrison hub.

Players can purchase ilvl 489 necks, pants, and belts and Blacksmithing recipes, as well as vanity-themed items like Redini dello Scorpione d'Ambra, a Horde-style scorpion mount, and a series of ilvl 463 weapons with distinctive amber-dipped looks for transmog.

As the keepers of Pandaren culture,The Lorewalkers go hand-in-hand with the spirit of Archaeology. The unusual reputation grind fits the nature of these cultural librarians, and reputation rewards enhance this profession.

Each monument in Pandaria is tied to an achievement. Upon visiting all the monuments for an achievement, you will be mailed a scroll that begins a quest. Both completing the achievement and turning in the scroll to Lorewalker Cho will give reputation. Turning in all the scrolls will net you Exalted.

When you turn the scroll in, Lorewalker Cho will automatically reenact a story for you that sheds light on Pandaren lore. You can hear these stories again anytime by talking to Lorewalker Cho.

These factions were added in 5.1, when the Alliance and Horde landed on the shores of Pandaria to continue their escalating conflict.

Players gain reputation through daily quests encouraging World PvP, as well as a epic questline involving many faction leaders. There are four possible quest hubs you can get sent to, and six contested areas players can capture for buffs.

There are four possible daily quest hubs you will be sent to: you can get 900 reputation a day before reputation bonuses are taken into effect. You can also do an additional Beastmaster group quest for +200 reputation.

If you want to ride any of the fancy new cloud serpent mounts in Mists, you'll need to get exalted with this faction.

Gaining reputation is pretty fun: it's a mix of Alafatua and Addestratori delle Fiere Glaciali. You'll start off with a cloud serpent egg and raise the hatched serpent to maturity, doing daily quest that involve competitive races along the way. You can also turn in eggs for additional reputation: Donazione d'onice.

The Shado-Pan protect Pandaria from the imprisoned Sha--no small task. They are found wearing their distinctive navy-and-red armor throughout the borders of Pandaria in Kun-Lai Summit and Townlong Steppes.

The Shado-Pan daily hub is located in western Townlong Steppes. Daily quests are selected from three sets of quest hubs, which all give +250 rep, except for the final quest which is 350 rep.

With each hub comes a special buff as well as a choice of three companions that will help DPS. When first starting out, players can "recruit" more companions by defeating them in combat, such as Anello della Sfida: Mastro Falconiere Nurong.

The Tillers are a peaceful faction in Valley of the Four Winds that loves farming.

You'll harvest a variety of crops yielding everything from vegetables to profession materials, gain reputation through a series of quests to expand your farm, and also gain friendship with 10 Tiller NPCs who enhance your farm in Halfhill.

The Tillers have three main components:Farming: how to plant, grow, and maintain crops, as well as how to expand a farm.

Tillers Union: the main questline in which the player wins union votes from Halfhill residents, daily quests, and Tillers reputation rewards.

Friendship: NPCs have their own "friendship" bars--becoming their "Best Friend" allows you to unlock additional rewards for your farm.

Cataclysm (7)

A subset of the Circolo Cenariano directly battling Ragnaros' armies in Terre del Fuoco, one gains rep with the Vendicatori di Hyjal solely through killing trash and bosses. Most of the trash stops giving rep after 5999/6000 Friendly, but several challenging mobs continue to do so.

These factions, groups of jailers, battle for control of Tol Barad, a strategic island with valuable resources.

The NPCs joke that their orders change every day at 3 am, a reference to their large number of possible daily quests. Most players can do six dailies on Penisola di Tol Barad and up to nine dailies (if lucky) in Tol Barad for reputation. (However, if your server resets dailies at 4 am, you can check back at 3 am to see if several new quests are available on the Peninsula.) After each win, three dailies will remain constant while the other three can (but not always) change to focus on a different prison block. Tol Barad wins and commendations also award reputation. There is a tabard, Insegna dei Custodi di Baradin, but it does not grant reputation.

Named after the powerful elemental Therazane, this faction initially starts off hostile to all adventurers in Rocciafonda. As the quest line progresses, Therazane looks more favorably upon the Earthen Ring shamans, eventually forming a peaceful co-existence after they save the World Pillar.

Players gain reputation with Therazane in three ways: questing through Rocciafonda, numerous dailies once the entire zone is unlocked, and Insegna di Therazane that grants reputation in level 85 dungeons. Since there are so many daily quests, it's generally wise to save this tabard for last. The quartermaster and the dailies can be found in northeastern Rocciafonda.

Reputation comes naturally--when you gain reputation with any of the Vanguard's four sub-factions (Explorer's League, The Frostborn, The Silver Covenant, Valliance Expedition), you gain spillover rep with Avanguardia dell'Alleanza. So by the time you are Exalted with two sub-factions, you will hit Exalted with the Avanguardia dell'Alleanza. You can gain reputation with the other factions through questing or doing level 80 dungeons without a tabard.

Kalu'ak are a group of tuskarr, nomadic walrus-like humanoids. They are great fishermen but less-skilled warriors--they are constantly attacked on their outposts in Tundra Boreale, Fiordo Echeggiante, and Dracombra by numerous Wrath factions.

Avanguardia dell'AlleanzaFor all these factions, one may earn reputation by simply not equipping a tabard in instances. The highest faction will be given the main amount of reputation, with the other three factions receiving spillover reputation.

Spedizione dell'OrdaFor all these factions, one may earn reputation by simply not equipping a tabard in instances. The highest faction will be given the main amount of reputation, with the other three factions receiving spillover reputation.

Make sure to pick up the quest from the surviving Tribe member! After hitting exalted with one faction, you can repeat this kill to pick up the quest for the other faction. Both factions offer three daily quests out of eight total needed for Cuorferoce onorario/Salvatore degli oracoli. Hitting exalted with both factions eventually will grant Mercenario di Sholazar, but only your current Exalted faction will count towards Osannato da 40 fazioni.

Players can reputation through the Tempio Nero attunement questline in Valle di Torvaluna and the Arcatraz, but the majority of the reputation will come from killing the trash and bosses in Tempio Nero.

These two factions, while they have very different lore, are meant to be equivalent factions in Nagrand that grant shiny talbuks. The Kurenai are a sect of the Broken, exiled and tainted Draenei, that are looking to discover their new identity. The Mag'har are Thrall's ancestral family--and a highlight of TBC questing is learning how Thrall reconnects with his grandmother.

Alafatua is a faction of enslaved dragons in Valle di Torvaluna, whom the player helps to thwart the bloodthirsty Dragonmaw Fel Orcs.

Players get to neutral with Alafatua through a quest series beginning with Gentilezza. Upon completing that, the daily hub at Netherwing Ledge is unlocked. Players can gain reputation either by doing dailies or turning in Uovo di Alafatua scattered around the sub-zone. We've got a pretty extensive reputation guide on our faction page.

Players gain reputation with Scaglie delle Sabbie by killing bosses and trash inside Monte Hyjal. There are only five bosses, which each spawn after waves of trash--so it's possible to keep wiping on the boss to respawn and farm the waves of trash.

At Friendly, players obtain an epic ring upon completing Le fiale dell'eternità, a former attunement chain, which is upgraded as your reputation levels increase. Players can purchase numerous epic gem cuts and hunters used to be able to purchase epic ammo. Hitting Exalted grants Scaglie delle Sabbie.

There are numerous vendor rewards, such epic gem cuts for jewelcrafters and several epic trinket recipes for alchemists. Insegna del Sole Infranto, Molto offensivo, and the title "of the Shattered Sun" are available at Exalted.

Aldor and Veggenti are rival factions--the Aldor are a group of Draenei priests while the Alasaggias are a rebellious group of blood elves that sought redemption after their malicious deeds. Upon discovering Shattrath, you will be given a tour of the city and then asked to pick a faction. You can only be Exalted with one faction at a time, but crafters and achievement-collectors have swapped sides for fun and Eroe di Shattrath.

Classic (22)

The Alba d'Argento is the precursor to the Crociata d'Argento, a group of soldiers dedicated to protecting Azeroth from evils such as the Burning Legion and the Scourge. While most members are now officially in the Crociata d'Argento, one can still hit Exalted with this faction.

Players gain reputation by slaughtering inhabitants of Baia del Bottino. The guards will net you and keep spawning--so bring friends to handle the waves of hostile mobs. Also be warned that your Steamwheedle Cartel rep will drop, but fortunately there are ways to raise it once your rep grind is done. Remember not to do quests associated with the Steamwheedle Cartel or else your pirate rep will drop! (However, players previously Honored with the Bloodsail before Cataclysm will have enough reputation to remain in good standing even if they redo all of STV for Loremaster.) Back in Wrath, players could painstakingly hit exalted by farming one lone goblin in The Badlands, Jazzrik, but he's now been removed.

Reputation starts off slow with the Stirpe di Nozdormu. The quest to open the gates of Ahn'Qiraj gave some reputation, but that was removed in Cataclysm. Players gain reputation from clearing trash and bosses in Ahn'Qiraj (as well as smaller amounts of rep from bosses in the Rovine di Ahn'qiraj), with slight amounts of additional reputation for completing quests that turn in honor. Clearing trash will only get you to 2999/3000 Neutral, so it is recommended to save the Fregio dei Signori Qiraji from bosses and Manufatto Qiraji Antico from trash until then.

Exalted with the Brood grants Stirpe di Nozdormu. Neutral, Friendly, and Honored reputation is needed to create different components of Tier 2.5 armor, like Corona del Boia. Epic rings are also available at each level of reputation until Exalted.

The , needed for Insane in the Membrane, is Azeroth's traveling carnival--with monthly stops alternating between Foresta di Elwynn, Mulgore, and Foresta di Terokk. Players can enjoy many perks of a real carnival, such as prizes, fortunes, contests, and fanciful refreshments.

With the Darkmoon Faire's revamp in Patch 4.3, it's very easy to hit Exalted with the Faire if you keep doing daily quest games when the Faire is in town. Check out our guide for full details.

The Gelkis and Magram Clan Centaurs are rival tribes in southern Desolanda. In completing quest chains, players unite all of the tribes against a common demonic foe. However, pre-Cataclysm, these two factions were at war with each other and killing one tribe raised reputation with the other. The reputation panels remain in-game, but the old way of gaining reputation has been removed. You couldn't hit Exalted with either tribe under the old system, but it was a challenge for players that truly were obsessive about reputation.

The Timbermaws are peaceful and uncorrupted Furbolgs that live in a tunnel between Vilbosco and Fontefredda. They are cautious about trusting outsiders, so you will have to work hard to gain their respect.

After Cataclysm, the location of some Furbolg camps have changed, but the principle is the same. Complete quests in Vilbosco first, then complete the quests from Donova Pestaneve in Fontefredda. Then, kill all of the furbolgs in sight, turning in Altre catenine spirituali per Salfa for additional reputation. It shouldn't take players a ton of time to hit Exalted, even if they skip some quests.

Players can gain reputation through traditional means by doing low-level quests and turning in commendation badges like Encomio di Darnassus at the Argent Tournament and the Molten Front for additional reputation. Most importantly, players can purchase tabards, with no reputation requirement, from city quartermasters that increase reputation gains in dungeons.

Getting exalted with these factions leads to many titles, most notably for for Ambasciatore dell'Alleanza, and players Exalted with other factions can buy mounts. Additional titles are also available if players participate in the Argent Tournament.

Players can gain reputation through traditional means by doing low-level quests and turning in commendation badges at the Argent Tournament and now the Fronte Magmatico for additional reputation. Most importantly, players can purchase tabards, with no reputation requirement, from city quartermasters that increase reputation gains in dungeons.

Getting exalted with these factions leads to many titles, most notably for for Ambasciatore dell'Orda, and players Exalted with other factions can buy mounts. Additional titles are also available if players participate in the Argent Tournament.

Alliance ForcesReaching Exalted with all three factions rewards Alliance players with Giustiziere. Gaining rep with these factions used to unlock additional PvP gear, tabards, and mounts, but these have mostly been changed to honor.

One of the most difficult grinds in the game, you gain 35 reputation (45 on holiday weekends) per flag cap in Forra dei Cantaguerra. Definitely recommend queueing with friends for this one, as you'll most likely finish out the WSG meta before this achievement.

Horde ForcesReaching Exalted with all three factions rewards Horde players with Il conquistatore. Gaining rep with these factions used to unlock additional PvP gear, tabards, and mounts, but these have mostly been changed to honor.

One of the most difficult grinds in the game, you gain 35 reputation (45 on holiday weekends) per flag cap in Forra dei Cantaguerra. Definitely recommend queueing with friends for this one, as you'll most likely finish out the WSG meta before this achievement.

Each city--Baia del Bottino, Lungavista, Meccania, and Porto Paranco--offers quest hubs that give reputation with their respective city-faction. With the changes to Dire Maul in Cataclysm and removal of , the only way to hit Exalted is by grinding pirates. The best method is to kill pirates at Lost Rigger Cove (south-east of Meccania) until 11999/12000 honored with Meccania, switch to Fray Island south-east of Porto Paranco) until exalted with Meccania, and then switch back to Lost Rigger Cove to get spillover rep for the remaining three cities.

Other (2)

Lega dei TagliagoleThe Syndicate is a group of human criminals and rogues located in Alterac Mountains and Arathi Highlands. They're hated by both the Alliance and the Horde; they operate on their own terms.

Removed (2)

Shen'dralarNow removed from the game, The Shen'dralar was one of the most fascinating factions, also one of the most difficult ones to gain reputation with. They are a group of arcane mages that flourished in Elfo della Notte society before the Sundering; currently, they have broken their long exile to train apprentice magi in Cataclysm.

Players who hit exalted pre-Cata received the FoS Agente degli Shen'dralar. This reputation grind involved turning in zone-wide libram drops with special BoP items found in the Plaguelands. The librams were unique, and so only one could be kept in your inventory at a time.

The Shen'dralar's library is still intact, as well as the NPCs--it's definitely worth checking out for the lore.

Tribù ZandalariThe Tribù Zandalari was a friendly group of scholarly trolls that aided adventurers in Zul'Gurub, providing them with armor, shoulder enchants, and elixirs. Players gained reputation by killing trash and bosses as well as turning in Bijous to their sacred altar on Yojimba Isle. With the changes in Cataclysm, this reputation was no longer obtainable as the Zandalar turned hostile, aligning themselves with several bloodthirsty tribes in a last-ditch attempt to preserve fading Troll customs.

Commenti

Commento di Yasunobu

on 2013-12-15T11:48:47-06:00

A nice, helpful guide :)

Commento di Cardem

on 2013-12-15T11:49:11-06:00

Well, good job man. Very useful 4me ;)

Commento di Hairband

on 2013-12-15T12:48:47-06:00

I don't think this is accurate about Hydraxxian Waterlords: "Players used to need reputation to acquire Eternal Quintessence, which allowed each boss rune in Molten Core to be doused, summoning Majordomo Executus. That's been simplified in Cataclysm though." (Emphasis added.)

I'm pretty sure that in BC and Wrath too, nothing was needed to summon bosses. No one that I ever ran with had it.

Commento di Adamsm

on 2013-12-15T12:50:49-06:00

I don't think this is accurate about Hydraxxian Waterlords: "Players used to need reputation to acquire Eternal Quintessence, which allowed each boss rune in Molten Core to be doused, summoning Majordomo Executus. That's been simplified in Cataclysm though." (Emphasis added.)

I'm pretty sure that in BC and Wrath too, nothing was needed to summon bosses. No one that I ever ran with had it.

In BC and Wrath you still needed the Essence to douse the runes to take down the Majordomo.

Commento di Dreathloss

on 2013-12-15T13:02:03-06:00

This will help with those last few reps i need ! Thanks ! :D

Commento di DKong27

on 2013-12-15T13:50:59-06:00

Under Northrend, there is a formatting issue on Winds of the North. Also under Horde Vanguard and Alliance blahs in that tab you spelled "reptatuion" wrong.

Commento di Vynistra

on 2013-12-15T14:02:41-06:00

I just need to get off my butt and finish Emperor Shaohao.I currently have every rep possible in-game at exalted except for that one, I just haven't gotten around to it.Very nice guide though. :)

Commento di Spexlianok

on 2013-12-15T14:07:07-06:00

I agree :)

Commento di Spexlianok

on 2013-12-15T14:08:38-06:00

a Nice,helpful guide :D

Yep i agree :D Give in to the Sha of Happiness {◕ ◡ ◕}

Commento di Furydeath

on 2013-12-15T14:51:45-06:00

lol that "Dire Maul" link.

Commento di Bibendi

on 2013-12-15T14:54:21-06:00

Hey there!Nice work!I would like to add since pandaria Argent Dawn can be championed in Stratholme and Eastern Plaguelands, so you no longer are left with the awful quest farming.

Commento di Adamsm

on 2013-12-15T14:59:47-06:00

Hey there!Nice work!I would like to add since pandaria Argent Dawn can be championed in Stratholme and Eastern Plaguelands, so you no longer are left with the awful quest farming.

Um...You have to do those quests to unlock it, then do the turn in multiple times to finish it off.

Commento di Bibendi

on 2013-12-15T15:16:14-06:00

So! You made me check this and I was utterly mistaken....The mobs in EP and stratholme do grant Argent rep, however it is the Argent Crusade one :(:

Commento di stym

on 2013-12-15T20:36:23-06:00

Well, good job man. Very useful 4me ;)

"man"?

Commento di Pelontir

on 2013-12-16T09:35:31-06:00

Great guilde, I love this stuff as reputation farmer :-)

Small correction in section about Dragonmaw Clan/Wildhammer Clan:

The second bullet states: "The questlines will not grant that much honor (roughly to the start of Honored)". You mean reputation instead of honor here i would say.

Commento di RCanine

on 2013-12-16T10:45:00-06:00

Don't forget: there's a quest in STV that puts booty bay in a phase where all of the bruisers are level 35—makes killing them much easier.

Commento di kazigath

on 2013-12-16T23:26:46-06:00

The guide is great however there's gotta be more entertaining ways to get reputation. The grind factor in WoW has become majorly NOT entertaining. I don't like the farmville aspect of grinding rep. What I really liked about an OLD mmo I used to play was the RVR (world pvp) aspect. I think they need to look at more entertaining ways to have terrain and structures play a pivotal role in how players pvp in the world.

At the moment rep grinds feel forced and a chore that you have to do. Not a good attribute in a game where the goal is to enjoy oneself.

Commento di Adamsm

on 2013-12-17T06:47:32-06:00

The guide is great however there's gotta be more entertaining ways to get reputation. The grind factor in WoW has become majorly NOT entertaining. I don't like the farmville aspect of grinding rep. What I really liked about an OLD mmo I used to play was the RVR (world pvp) aspect. I think they need to look at more entertaining ways to have terrain and structures play a pivotal role in how players pvp in the world.

At the moment rep grinds feel forced and a chore that you have to do. Not a good attribute in a game where the goal is to enjoy oneself.

Lol, the 'grind factor' has existed in WoW since day one, this is not a new thing by any stretch of the imagination.

Commento di Mirouku

on 2013-12-17T11:52:18-06:00

Now i know what to do while i'm in LFR :)

Commento di HelloKitty

on 2013-12-17T15:48:58-06:00

One note: Regarding Bloodsail Buccaneers, it was not possible to reach exalted off of Jazrik.

While it's worth noting that Jaz gave little rep and had a ~7ish minute respawn timer, it's worth noting even more that his rep stopped at 21999/22000 Revered. To break into Exalted, you needed to kill the Fleet Admiral located off the coast outside of Dun Morogh, who had a 24-48 HOUR respawn.